Footnotes and Tangents

Footnotes and Tangents

Marginalia

Nikolai Andreevich Bolkonsky

Andrei's son

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Mar 30, 2024
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Nikolushka, Nikolenka

BOOK TWO

Book Two, Part One

Chapter 9

Nikolai is born. His mother, Lise, dies in childbirth. A few days later, he is baptised, and the lock of his hair floats in the font. This is seen as a good omen.

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